Stock image of a person hitting the snooze button.Photo:Getty Getty If you snooze, you really don’t lose — at least that’s according to a new report about people who use the snooze button function on their clock alarms in the morning. The report published in theJournal of Sleep Researchfound that, after a study of habitual snoozers, “30 min[utes] of snoozing improved or did not affect performance on cognitive tests directly upon rising compared to an abrupt awakening....

Photo:hoda kotb/instagram hoda kotb/instagram Hoda Kotbis cool with letting her mom take care of her kids' back-to-school style.On Wednesday’s episode ofToday with Hoda & Jenna, co-hostJenna Bush Hagernoted that Kotb, 59, has help from her mom Sameha when it comes to buying clothes for her two little girls.After complimenting Kotb’s outfit and knowing that her mom had bought it, Bush Hager, 41, noted, “Hoda’s mom buys every outfit.““By the way, and every outfit for my kids,” Kotb confirmed, referencing her daughters,Hope Catherine, 4, andHaley Joy, 6,Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories....

“We were both like, ‘So what?’ Let’s do it,” Kotb, 55, said on Monday,duringToday with Hoda and Jenna. “We didn’t debate it for one second. And I think that’s kind of just the way the whole show is … Thinking about it, doing it, and then the aftershocks.” The co-hosts stepped on the scale on Nov. 18, with some uncertainty. But they shared their weights with the millions of viewers tuning in — 158 lbs....

TheTodayco-hosts kicked offthe fourth hour of the show— at 10 a.m. — with their first meal of the day: avocado toast and egg whites for Kotb, and an egg white omelet with spinach for Bush Hager. “We decided to stop eating between 6 p.m. and 10 a.m.,” Kotb, 55, explained. “So we’re trying intermittent fasting, we’re seeing how it works. It’s supposed to help with not only weight loss but brain health, and energy and skin....

Photo:amie McCarthy/Getty; Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. amie McCarthy/Getty; Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Hoda Kotbthinks anyone who took issue with themes intheBarbiemovieshould do some self-reflection. AsBarbiecontinues to smash records, some took the opportunity to stir up backlash, including conservative commentators who deemed the movie “woke” and interpreted the messaging of the film as “anti-men.” On Friday’sToday with Hoda & Jennabroadcast, Kotb — who admitted she hasn’t seenBarbieyet — spoke to co-hostJenna Bush Hagerabout the film’s success and its detractors....

Photo: Hoda Kotb/ Instagram Hoda Kotbis looking back at the moment she first introduced the idea of adoption to her then-boyfriend Joel Schiffman.TheTodayco-host, 57, appears on the first-ever episode of PEOPLE’s newest podcastMe Becoming Mom, where she discusses her journey to adopting daughtersHope Catherine, 2, andHaley Joy, 4, and how Schiffman offered early support in the process.“I was terrified,” Kotb recalls of bringing up adoption to Schiffman, 63, for the first time....

Photo: Hooters Hooters just launched meatless chicken wings in 318 restaurants nationwide in a partnership with Quorn. According to a press release,the Unreal Wings are “vegetarian, non-GMO, soy-free and sustainably produced.” The new menu option is fried and can be served with any of Hooters’ 14 signature sauces or dry rubs. “By partnering with Quorn, we were able to create the taste, texture and crispiness of our would famous chicken wings perfectly,” Carl Sweat, Chief Marketing Officer at Hooters of America said in the press release....

Photo: Getty A display of hot tubs at a North Carolina state fair is the likely source ofa major outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, health officials said Thursday. One person has died from the outbreak, and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS)has confirmedanother 115 cases of Legionnaires’ disease that began at the NC Mountain State Fair, which was held Sept. 6-15 in the western part of the state....

Statue of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger B. Taney.Photo: J Scott Applewhite/AP/Shutterstock A year after a similar effort stalled in the Senate, the House of Representatives on Tuesday again voted in favor of removing all Confederate statues from public display at the U.S. Capitol. The measure received a285-120 votefrom House lawmakers, with all the “no” votes coming from Republicans and every Democrat and 67 Republicans voting in favor of the bill....

Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros rounds the bases after hitting a one run home run against the Atlanta Braves during the seventh inning in Game Two of the World Series at Minute Maid Park on October 27, 2021.Photo: Patrick Smith/Getty The Atlanta Braveswere unable to follow uptheir win over the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the World Series with another victory in Wednesday night’s Game 2 at Minute Maid Park in Texas....

Bad Bunny.Photo: Goldmine KennelsA Houston pet owner is offering $55,000 to anyone that can help locate and return his missingFrench bulldog, who is currently pregnant.Christian Rawlins, the owner of a breeding and grooming company calledGoldmine Kennels, told ABC 13 andFox 26 Houstonthat his 1-year-old French bulldog, namedBad Bunny,went missing during a stay at a friend’s apartment in Spring Branch, Texas, on March 3.“I didn’t know what to say. I didn’t know what to do,” Rawlins told Fox 26 Houston....

Photo: Walter McBride/WireImage (2) Taylor Mac’s Tony-nominated new playGary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicusserves as an imagined follow-up to William Shakespeare’s most violent play. As it turns out, it’s path to Broadway was similarly chaotic. Mere days before previews were set to begin,actress Andrea Martin was forced to step downfrom a lead role in the production due to injuries related to an accident she suffered during rehearsals. TheMy Big Fat Greek Weddingactress, 72, broke four ribs in late April while preparing for the bawdy comedy — which she was supposed to be co-headlining with fellow Tony winner Nathan Lane....

Burt Reynoldshad a hand in helpingElizabeth Taylormake history. The actor, whopassed away on Thursday morningin Florida at the age of 82, told PEOPLE in 2015 he helped Taylor negotiate her groundbreaking $1 million salary for the iconicCleopatra. Reynolds was good friends with Taylor, who passed away in 2011, saying, “I was very crazy about her.” “She was enormously helpful to me in my career because I was having trouble with certain people, some of them in the press and some actors and she’s got a mouth like a sailor,” he recalled....